Saint Mary's beacon., 1887-10-13
TCoxxusIcArEp.

COMMUNICATED.
Messys. Editors The Republilan
meeting held at the Coseordia in Bal
timors on Friday night last brought
to my recollect lion some facts of
which l think the public should be
reminded. The presiding officer on
the occasion was Joseph II. Cushing
who, in thanking the meeting for the
honor, makes brief but very concili-
atory speech, in which be says-"we
the republicans don't abate one iot or
title of our principles, but old en-
mites must be forgotten. and We must
get all the aid we can from our for.
mer enemies and who, no doubt, are
enemies still in principle. We must
meet them with the shaking OF the
hand" &c. Now this appears to be
very polite, and while he pursues the
interest of himself and party in this
handshaking, / am much astonished
that those to whom he offers his hand
should not spurn it. If there was a
blood-thirsty devil during the late
war that man was Joseph NJ Cushing.
Read the following resolution offered
by him and passed by his confede:ates,
ResolceeI, That the people of Maryland,
through this their convention, do declare
their unfaltering loyalty 10 the constitution,
laws and government of the United States,
and their answering determination under
all circumstances, at all hazards and against
all aggressors to maintain the integrity of
the Union forever, prefsrring rather than
consent TO the destruction Of the Union of
these United States, TO hdCe the tehole hRd
hid cGste aud is entire pcpHkttioH dSstroy-
ed, hoping that IN the future Il might BE- re-
SettLtd By some rdce IF men more cdpdHe Of
approaching and preserriHg liberty and UR-
ion. They do hold all sym pdtiizers teih this
cduSeless and eicked rebellion ITS uHr0rthy
citizens of -HdryLaHd as recredHt 10 the faith
Of their ,t"thers, forsdkem cf God and iastigd-
ted GV tie deril'
This met the approval Of Archibald
Stirling, who moved the previous
question, thus cutting off debate, and
the resolution was, of course, adop-
ted. Cushing and his followers should
rank in history with Marat and
RobesFierre, but they demanded only
three hundred thousand heads. I
know that sometimes politics makes
strange bed-fellows, but that some of
our own fellow. citizens can enter into
league with such human hyenas and
be under their lead is more than sur
prising. Can they expect improve
ment of any thing whatever from such
characters
This man, too, wanted togo to the un.
civilized and unchristian length in the
punishment Of treason of depriving
the innocent children of traitor Of
the right of inheriting his property,
thus impoverlshing the innocent off
spring for the guilt Of the father
This will be seen by reference to the
debates in the Convention of 1864.
1t will be seen by a little search in
the Bait. Sun that said Cushing and
Stirling were members of Republican
convention on or about June 6. 1866.
One OF the resolutions passed therein,
and adopted unanimously, is in the
following words
That we are pledged to the main
tenance of the present Constitution Of
Mary land (lS64) which expressly and
emphatically prohibits both reJd suf,
frage and negro suffrage, ami We are
equally determined to uphold the Re.
glstry Law which disfranchises reJcIS
and excludes negroes from vo,irg and
have no desire or intention of rescind.
ing either the Constitution or Registry
| law.
Other resolutions, passed in the
same meeting, will furnish appro-
pirate reading at the present time.
| will do nothing more at present than
refer others to them who are more in
terested than am in expo ing the
monstrous and unholy alliance now
taking place in Baltimore.
B. G.. HARRIS.